The Ring of Fire
Chapter 2
Severus sighed at the memory....That day had certainly changed his life. Noone had ever been able to penetrate the frozen fortress around his heart. No matter how mighty the other had been, nothing could break the solid blocks of ice. But...she....she had just knocked the door and he had let her in eagerly. However what disconcerted Severus the most was that she could be acting in achildish manner and seconds later, she would be as cold as ice giving no mercy to deatheaters. And that had made Dumbledore really worried.
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Cold.....Severus shivered and tried to open his eyes, but the morning sunlight was too bright and had to close them again. He wonderd why he was so cold. Realization hit him as he noticed that she was not there. "That's why" he thought. He remained lying there motionless. He sighed and when he tried to stand a pillow hit him full on the face.
"I thought you were already up!" Narya cried. She sighed in exasperation and continued "Breakfast is done" When the potion master was finally able to stand, he walked upto her and greeted. "Good morning to you too" She just rolled her eyes and shook her head. " I repeat, breakfast is done. And that means you must go to the dinning room, eat your bloody breakfast so that I can clean the kitchen once for all!" At that he raised an eyebrow and asked "YOU made breakfast?" "And what does that mean?" she growled. "Oh! Nothing..." he answered casually "It's just that I'll go and pick up a potion........just in case" She glared and punched weakly in the stomach. "You are SO funny" "Of course... that's why my students love me so much"he replied sarcastically. Narya just shook her head and with that they went to the dining room.
Severus sat in his usual chair and started wolfing down his food. She sat across him. "I thought you didn't like my food" she said sarcastically. "I never said that" he replied (which was the truth). "Have you got anything planed for today?" he asked suddenly. Narya hesitaded for a moment and then she said "Well...in fact I have" There was a silence and Snape asked "Well?" "Eh.... yes, I was thinking I could go back.....home" she said timidly. Severus' face was now grim. "You ARE home, Narya" She lowered her eyes and her fingers started playing with a napkin. "I don't want to be a burden" She didn't say that, did she?...Was his hearing deciving him? No it wasn't. He sighed tiredly. "Narya, how can I put across that you belong HERE? That you are the most important person in my life? That I DON'T want you to go....in fact I forbid you to go!" he finished. When she ventured to look up, his eyes were soft. She smiled gratefully. "Thank you" He chuckled "If you thank me for forbidding things, I won't let you do a lot of things" "Oh?" "Yes, for example....I wouldn't let you talk to boys, date them. And if you were planning to get married....you'd better forget about it" "Don't worry about THAT!" she said waving her hand to dismiss the idea. "But anyway...can I go to The Gellers' Manor? There are some things I would like to pick up" Snape nodded and said "I'll go with you"
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The Gellers had been a wealthy respectable family by wizars standars. Pure-bloods of course. Hardly anyone knew old Michael Geller had fostered a baby for he had isolated himself after doing so. (Just going out to fight dark wizards)He had two other daughters and a son, each of them with a small fortune of their own, but they had drifted apart the moment he had, good-naturedly, picked up his forth child. It was nine years later when they had showed up again. Mr Geller had died and they had expected to inherit part of his big fortune. But they recived nothing. However, a little ten-year old girl did.
Now, the Three Geller brothers had refused to look after the scum, as they put it. So, Narya had been left alone, extremely rich, but alone. She looked after herself for six years. She cooked her food, cleaned the enormous manor and taught herself by reading every book she could get hold of. She soon realised the potential she had and put it into practice. Her magic was slightly different from all wizards, she noticed. Despite being able to cast all the spells written on the books, she could do things others might find impossible. Besides, she didnt have to focus her magic on a wand.
Although, when she was already sixteen and a member of The Order of the Phoenix, Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts school of Wichcraft and Wizardry, had suggested that, if she concentrated her energy, her spells and curses would be more powerfull and therefore more effective.
But carrying a wand would have been a tedious thing to do and therefore the headmaster himself asked Mr Ollivander for a special design. The first time she had been to his store, Remus Lupin, ex Defence Against Dark Arts professor had accompanied her.The owner of the store had mesured her from shoulder to finger, wrist to floor and all kind of mesurements she considered totally unecessary. The he had asked all kind of ridiculous questions such as her favorite colour, which sing of the zodiac she had been born under...She remembered having answered all the questions awkwardly while casting quizzical glances at Remus, but he had just mouthed a very "usefull" "I will tell you later" However, he hadn't. It's not that she had asked...But, anyway, the second time she had been to the store (very unwillingly, for she had thought she would be told to answer yet another role of questions.) the new design had been already finished. She had been delighted about it, althought it hadn't last for long.
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"We're here! Wee!" shouted Narya childishly.Severus shook his head and looked up to see an impresive acient house. They stood in front of a stong iron gate that opened as soon as she said the password. Plants were growing wild and the house itself looked as if it had been inhabitated for years. "That's strange" Severus thought "Narya moved out of here just an year ago" However, time could not spoilt the beauty of the walls, or the place itself.
Once inside, she ran up the stair cases excitedly and turned right at a corner, then left and right again untill she got to an enormous pink room. Severus followed her slowly and when he got there, his eyebrows raised. He let his eyes roam over the place. Everything, absolutely everything was pink! The ceiling, the carpet, the four-posted bed, the curtains, dolls, walls, even the door! "Your foster father really wanted to make sure you were a girl, didn't he?" he teased. "Oh! Shut up! All girls' bedrooms are pink!" she snapped back. "It doesn't suit you..." he commented. "Really? What does then?" she asked. "A hole where you can change your skin now and then." he replied simply. She sighed in exasperation, turned away and walked upto a desk. There was a carefully carved wooden box. "What's that?" Severus asked from behind. She sighed and answered while she opened the box "Tis a necklace. Mr Geller told me it had been round my wrist when he found me"
The chain had a silvery colour, althought, Severus was sure it was not silver. The colour was lighter, almost white and it was certainly brighter(mithril ^_^!!). "Maybe white gold" he thought. It had a oval-shaped pendant attached made of some kind of black stone. It had some odd simbols carved. "It must be elfish" he whispered. "Huh?" she asked. "Can you read this?" he asked curiously. She was about to say "no" but instead she unconsciously said "Mithrandir"
As soon as she spoke that single word, the elfish simbols started glisttering. The light became so bright that they had to close their eyes shut. And as if they had touched a portkey, they felt they were being pulled. The whole surrounding started spinning widly. Severus just remembered trying to get hold of Narya and when he did, he blacked out.
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A/N: Please review! *_* Pretty please?
Chapter 2
Severus sighed at the memory....That day had certainly changed his life. Noone had ever been able to penetrate the frozen fortress around his heart. No matter how mighty the other had been, nothing could break the solid blocks of ice. But...she....she had just knocked the door and he had let her in eagerly. However what disconcerted Severus the most was that she could be acting in achildish manner and seconds later, she would be as cold as ice giving no mercy to deatheaters. And that had made Dumbledore really worried.
***
Cold.....Severus shivered and tried to open his eyes, but the morning sunlight was too bright and had to close them again. He wonderd why he was so cold. Realization hit him as he noticed that she was not there. "That's why" he thought. He remained lying there motionless. He sighed and when he tried to stand a pillow hit him full on the face.
"I thought you were already up!" Narya cried. She sighed in exasperation and continued "Breakfast is done" When the potion master was finally able to stand, he walked upto her and greeted. "Good morning to you too" She just rolled her eyes and shook her head. " I repeat, breakfast is done. And that means you must go to the dinning room, eat your bloody breakfast so that I can clean the kitchen once for all!" At that he raised an eyebrow and asked "YOU made breakfast?" "And what does that mean?" she growled. "Oh! Nothing..." he answered casually "It's just that I'll go and pick up a potion........just in case" She glared and punched weakly in the stomach. "You are SO funny" "Of course... that's why my students love me so much"he replied sarcastically. Narya just shook her head and with that they went to the dining room.
Severus sat in his usual chair and started wolfing down his food. She sat across him. "I thought you didn't like my food" she said sarcastically. "I never said that" he replied (which was the truth). "Have you got anything planed for today?" he asked suddenly. Narya hesitaded for a moment and then she said "Well...in fact I have" There was a silence and Snape asked "Well?" "Eh.... yes, I was thinking I could go back.....home" she said timidly. Severus' face was now grim. "You ARE home, Narya" She lowered her eyes and her fingers started playing with a napkin. "I don't want to be a burden" She didn't say that, did she?...Was his hearing deciving him? No it wasn't. He sighed tiredly. "Narya, how can I put across that you belong HERE? That you are the most important person in my life? That I DON'T want you to go....in fact I forbid you to go!" he finished. When she ventured to look up, his eyes were soft. She smiled gratefully. "Thank you" He chuckled "If you thank me for forbidding things, I won't let you do a lot of things" "Oh?" "Yes, for example....I wouldn't let you talk to boys, date them. And if you were planning to get married....you'd better forget about it" "Don't worry about THAT!" she said waving her hand to dismiss the idea. "But anyway...can I go to The Gellers' Manor? There are some things I would like to pick up" Snape nodded and said "I'll go with you"
***
The Gellers had been a wealthy respectable family by wizars standars. Pure-bloods of course. Hardly anyone knew old Michael Geller had fostered a baby for he had isolated himself after doing so. (Just going out to fight dark wizards)He had two other daughters and a son, each of them with a small fortune of their own, but they had drifted apart the moment he had, good-naturedly, picked up his forth child. It was nine years later when they had showed up again. Mr Geller had died and they had expected to inherit part of his big fortune. But they recived nothing. However, a little ten-year old girl did.
Now, the Three Geller brothers had refused to look after the scum, as they put it. So, Narya had been left alone, extremely rich, but alone. She looked after herself for six years. She cooked her food, cleaned the enormous manor and taught herself by reading every book she could get hold of. She soon realised the potential she had and put it into practice. Her magic was slightly different from all wizards, she noticed. Despite being able to cast all the spells written on the books, she could do things others might find impossible. Besides, she didnt have to focus her magic on a wand.
Although, when she was already sixteen and a member of The Order of the Phoenix, Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts school of Wichcraft and Wizardry, had suggested that, if she concentrated her energy, her spells and curses would be more powerfull and therefore more effective.
But carrying a wand would have been a tedious thing to do and therefore the headmaster himself asked Mr Ollivander for a special design. The first time she had been to his store, Remus Lupin, ex Defence Against Dark Arts professor had accompanied her.The owner of the store had mesured her from shoulder to finger, wrist to floor and all kind of mesurements she considered totally unecessary. The he had asked all kind of ridiculous questions such as her favorite colour, which sing of the zodiac she had been born under...She remembered having answered all the questions awkwardly while casting quizzical glances at Remus, but he had just mouthed a very "usefull" "I will tell you later" However, he hadn't. It's not that she had asked...But, anyway, the second time she had been to the store (very unwillingly, for she had thought she would be told to answer yet another role of questions.) the new design had been already finished. She had been delighted about it, althought it hadn't last for long.
***
"We're here! Wee!" shouted Narya childishly.Severus shook his head and looked up to see an impresive acient house. They stood in front of a stong iron gate that opened as soon as she said the password. Plants were growing wild and the house itself looked as if it had been inhabitated for years. "That's strange" Severus thought "Narya moved out of here just an year ago" However, time could not spoilt the beauty of the walls, or the place itself.
Once inside, she ran up the stair cases excitedly and turned right at a corner, then left and right again untill she got to an enormous pink room. Severus followed her slowly and when he got there, his eyebrows raised. He let his eyes roam over the place. Everything, absolutely everything was pink! The ceiling, the carpet, the four-posted bed, the curtains, dolls, walls, even the door! "Your foster father really wanted to make sure you were a girl, didn't he?" he teased. "Oh! Shut up! All girls' bedrooms are pink!" she snapped back. "It doesn't suit you..." he commented. "Really? What does then?" she asked. "A hole where you can change your skin now and then." he replied simply. She sighed in exasperation, turned away and walked upto a desk. There was a carefully carved wooden box. "What's that?" Severus asked from behind. She sighed and answered while she opened the box "Tis a necklace. Mr Geller told me it had been round my wrist when he found me"
The chain had a silvery colour, althought, Severus was sure it was not silver. The colour was lighter, almost white and it was certainly brighter(mithril ^_^!!). "Maybe white gold" he thought. It had a oval-shaped pendant attached made of some kind of black stone. It had some odd simbols carved. "It must be elfish" he whispered. "Huh?" she asked. "Can you read this?" he asked curiously. She was about to say "no" but instead she unconsciously said "Mithrandir"
As soon as she spoke that single word, the elfish simbols started glisttering. The light became so bright that they had to close their eyes shut. And as if they had touched a portkey, they felt they were being pulled. The whole surrounding started spinning widly. Severus just remembered trying to get hold of Narya and when he did, he blacked out.
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A/N: Please review! *_* Pretty please?